Floyd Green (Jamaican politician)

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Floyd Green
MP for Saint Elizabeth South Western
Assumed office
25 February 2016
Preceded byHugh Buchanan
Personal details
Political partyJamaica Labour Party

Floyd Green is a Jamaican politician from the Labour Party. He has been Member of Parliament for Saint Elizabeth South Western since 2016.

Education

He graduated from Munro College and the University of the West Indies.[1]

Political career

In September 2021, he resigned as

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries after being filmed at a social gathering during COVID-19 lockdown in breach of public health restrictions.[2][3]

In December 2022, he called for increased support for local police after a number of murders in his constituency.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Floyd Green". JAMP. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. ^ "Floyd Green resigns after fierce backlash over COVID breach". Jamaica Observer. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ "Outrage over video showing Floyd Green, others at social gathering purportedly on no-movement day". Jamaica Observer. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ Williams, Kasey (2022-12-29). "Green calls for support to tackle crime in St Elizabeth". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2023-01-02.